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Thursday, Jan. 19
•Erath Co. Jail Open House
2-4 p.m. - ECSO Hwy 67
•Keep Dublin Beautiful Annual Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 111 S. Patrick
•FASFA Information Night
6:30 p.m. - Dublin High School
Friday, Jan. 20
•Dandi-Lion Tamale Dinner Fundraiser
5:30 p.m. - DHS Cafeteria
Monday, Jan. 30
•Jr. Class Dessert /Who’s Who Awards
6 p.m. - Dublin High School
Tuesday, Jan. 31
•Free Community Computer Lab
5-6:30 p.m. - Dublin Intermediate
Wednesday, Feb. 1
•Story Time
10 a.m. - Dublin Public Library
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Dublin Annex to be reopened
Saying it is a silly rumor, County Judge Tab Thompson said this week that the Dublin County Annex will not be closed after it was damaged by a sewer backup.
Invitations to bid on the repairing building are now being accepted and it is expected that the project will be completed within 90 days after the bid is awarded.
Property taxes due
It’s time to pay property taxes once again, and it’s better to get them in as early as possible.
Taxes go delinquent on Feb. 1, incurring a total of 7% interest and penalty fees. Fees are raised by another 2% every month until July when the taxes are turned over to attorneys and the fees go to a total of 38%.
For those unable to pay property taxes in full, Erath tax assessor/collector Jennifer Schlicke-Carey encourages property owners to pay what they can, spacing it out. The fees only apply to the remaining balance and attorneys will be able to see who has been making monthly payments.
In the interest of saving money, those turning 65 and don’t have a homestead should sign up for exemptions by April 15. (To sign up, the applicant’s driver’s license and vehicle registration need to have their home address.)
For more information on property taxes, see Erath County Chief Appraiser Jerry Lee’s column on Page A9. The Dublin Tax office is currently at 303 N. Patrick and can be reached at (254) 965-8630.
Schneider hired as DISD chief
The Dublin ISD School Board voted to officially hire Dr. Rodney Schneider as Superintendent and Brandon Helton as an English Teacher for Dublin High School in a special meeting Thursday.
These votes followed a closed session that lasted over an hour. When the meeting resumed, the vote was called on whether to hire Dr. Schneider, the interim Superintendent, as the Superintendent of Dublin ISD.
Community Unity finalizing plans
The Community Unity meeting on Thursday pulled in 22 people again this month.
Chamber Executive Director Nancy Wooldridge said
“We are just amazed at the support for our St. Patrick’s Day festival.”
The meeting was spent reviewing all the events that will be happening on Saturday, March 17th starting with the parade and ending with the “Shoot Out” in the rodeo arena.
Dublin EDC helps museums go cyber
Dublin Economic Development Corp. Monday in their regular monthly meeting pledged more than $5,000 to pay for two locations for wi-fi at local museums.
The request was made by DISD Supt. Dr. Rodney Schneider and Tecnhology Director Jennifer Miller as part of their effort to get students more involved in the history and culture of Dublin and the area.
Petition circulated on city council
A petition is being circulated to have an item included in May’s election to do away with the ward system currently in use for formation of the Dublin City Council, replacing it with a totally at large system.
Currently, there are eight members of the Council, two each from each of four wards, plus the mayor elected at large.
2012 Dublin Progress section, Lions move to 8-0
Turning Back The Pages
75 YEARS AGO
Jan. 29, 1937
Kenneth Self, 12, of DeLeon was accidentally wounded on Jan. 26 while hunting rabbits. He had been hunting and was shot in the lung when a small rifle, in the hands of a companion, was discharged. He died on Jan. 28. The youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Self.
The new Harrell-Higginbotham Funeral Home was to open soon for inspection and use according to T.H. Harrell funeral director. The estimated value of this fine new building was around $16,000.
Some 71 individuals and firms of Dublin contributed $114.25 to the relief of thousands of homeless and hungry people of the Mississippi flood area. This worthy collection was instigated by the Mayor, C.E. Leatherwood.
The Dublin Lions won two games for their 10th and 11th victories with no defeats for the entire season. They defeated Carbon 21-15 and DeLeon 46-13. Albert Kloster was point man in both of the games as he scored 14 of the Lions 21 points against Carbon and 30 of 46 against DeLeon.
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